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It doesn’t look good for Cornelius in the next 10 years. According to a report by the Urban Resource Group, which in September finished a study of Cornelius, the north Mecklenburg town’s population could peek at about 37,000 by 2020. ...

Clover, S.C.-based The PermaShrink Co. plans to invest $3.3 million in a new 30,000-square-foot production plant and grow its staff from five to 16. The Clover plant, in Westgate Industrial Park in York County, will be the ”most technologically advanced plant of its ...

SPX Corp. will be receiving a $3.1 million grant from Mecklenburg County for five years as the company expands. The Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners approved the grant 8-1 Tuesday, with Republican Bill James voting against it. SPX, which manufactures ...

North Carolina’s population has grown by 1.48 million since 2000, or 18.5 percent, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The state’s population was 9.5 million at the time of the 2010 census, up from 8.04 million ...

Bethlehem, Pa.-based Hydac Technology Corp. will invest $9.6 million and create 54 jobs in Lincoln County for its cooling division’s new manufacturing facility. Hydac will be the first company to open in the new 235-acre Airlie Business Park off Highway ...

A foreclosure sale is set for Park Abbey, an office building at 4600 Park Road in Charlotte. SunTrust Bank, which lent $13.2 million to TDC Park Abbey LLC Nov. 5, 2007, started foreclosure proceedings this year. According to court records, ...

Charlotte-based Duke Energy Corp. said it has completed a joint venture with Alinda Capital Partners to grow DukeNet Communications. DukeNet also said Tuesday that it has closed on a $150 million senior-secured credit facility to fund expansions. The joint venture ...

Charlotte-based Tree.com has announced the preliminary results of its plan to repurchase its own stock, saying it expects to buy 312,339 shares. The parent company of LendingTree said the shares will be bought for $7.75 apiece under the modified “Dutch auction” tender ...